SCIENCE

Nasa is working with a group of five high school and college students in a bid to improve virtual reality technologies.

Dating puts the microfossils to around the time the Earth's atmosphere started to get increasingly oxygen-rich, kick-starting life.

Researchers have ruled out meteors and earthquakes, but most seem to think it is the work of fast-flying aircraft.

Geologist Naresh Ghose found the prokaryote, a tiny, single celled organism, in shale underlying volcanic rock in the Gwalior basin of the Bundelkhand region near Jhansi.

The archaeological team discovered huts, pottery remains and iron tools, as well as 15 large graves at the site in Sohag.

From the odd cigar-shaped interstellar asteroid to the mysterious object shooting across the Heathrow airport – these are the best space stories of the week.

The pachyderm was crossing a highway in India's Bengal state when the 40-year-old got out of his car to take pictures of it.

Alfred Nobel patented dynamite on 25 November 1867. But the inventor of nitroglycerin, dynamite's main component, was far from pleased, and resented Nobel's invention and success.

Researchers found that in some cases, they carried hundreds of different species of bacteria, many of which can be harmful to humans.

Australian authorities have said they will look into the case of Joan Howard who is thought to be in possession of A$1m worth of artefacts from the Middle East.

Warming global temperatures are creating rapid ice-melt in volcanically active regions, such as Iceland.

The forest department officials in the Indian state of Kerala used an excavator to create an escape route for the baby elephant.

In December, a 5km-wide asteroid is expected to fly past the Earth, accompanied by the Geminids meteor shower.

Tourists on a sightseeing trip to a Russian island in the Arctic saw more than 200 bears along the hillside.

A group of researchers used a drone to capture the whales as they exfoliated in Canada's Cumberland Sound.

Darwin famously spent time studying the unique wildlife on the islands. His findings led him to develop his groundbreaking theory of evolution.

Researchers have devised a technique to harness the natural wave-like motion of carbon atoms in graphene to generate power.

Coil-shaped algae robots could allow scientists to fight diseases and diagnose patients without invasive surgical procedures.

The animals were documented over a period of just one month during one of the largest ecological surveys ever conducted in Guyana.

The InSight mission was initially scheduled to launch last year, however, it was postponed due to a leaky container.

Hawking reportedly spoke about his university life, how he dealt with being diagnosed with motor neurone disease and more.

Öræfajökull, Iceland's largest active volcano which last erupted in 1727, is believed to have recently experienced "increased activity".

Instead of yielding expected energy savings, the "lighting revolution" is destroying the night skies.

Scientists, for a while now, have tried to find an answer to how the Moon developed a crust composed of just one mineral.

Research suggests that the precious metal originated deep inside the Earth, making its way to the surface via volcanic eruptions.

A new study suggests we don't consciously choose our thoughts or our feelings – we become aware of them.

Archaeologists found three gold coins dated back to the time Emperor Octavius Augustus as well as numerous Roman artefacts.

The final shot was created from a series of images taken when Cassini spacecraft was approximately 1.1 million kilometres from Saturn.

The AI-backed drone uses cameras to track its position and matches it with a pre-loaded map to move around and avoid obstacles.